8th grade volleyball
Lincoln 8th tops
at Crestview Invite Lincoln’s eighth grade volleyball team won the championship at the Crestview Volleyball Invitational Saturday.
The Red Storm defeated Riverview 25-12, 25-13 in the first round of the annual tourney and started slow against Crestview in the championship before coming back strong to win 25-22, 25-11 thanks to the strong serving of Erin Hunter and hitting of Anna Bockman with Ashley Harrell setting. Nicole Horvath managed the net with great blocking.
Other leaders for the day were L.J. Singleton in setting, Kennedy Snyder, Emily Hoffer and Alli Dennie in passing, Dennie, Nicole Horvath and Hunter in hitting, and Hoffer, Harrell and Snyder in serving.
Lincoln moves to 15-2 with the wins.

7th grade volleyball
Lincoln 7th wins title
Lincoln’s seventh grade volleyball team also won the title at the Crestview Invitational over the weekend, beating Riverview 25-17, 25-13 in the first round and battling back from a 25-19 loss in the opening set of the championship before rallying for the win in three.
The star player for the championship match was Kirsten Nault with an impressive all-around game, leading the team in serves, passes and blocks. Other outstanding performances came from servers Makenzie Quissell and Leah Smith and hitter MacKenzie Scheetz. Setters and captains Bailey Eveland and Kendall Rhodes also played all the way around in every game to help lead the team to the trophy.
Leading servers in the Riverview match were Scheetz and BaileyEveland. The leading hitter for the first match was Quissell and the leading passer was Smith.

College football
Houston Hodges notches 1st TD as Wabash rallies
Houston Hodges scored a touchdown in his first stint on offense, and Wabash came back from a two-touchdown deficit to knock off previously unbeaten Carnegie Mellon Saturday, 54-28.
Hodges, a Plymouth product playing both ways for the first time at the game, notched a 30-yard TD and had another 49-yard reception as Wabash took control of the game in the third quarter. He finished with two catches for 79 yards and a touchdown and now leads the Little Giants in all-purpose yards for the season. He also had five tackles on defense.
Houston’s brother Austin Hodges made the defensive play of the game when he ran down a Carnegie Mellon runningback from behind after a long run in the third quarter, stripping him and forcing a fumble, which the Little Giants recovered, scoring on their next possession to take control of the game.
Former Plymouth Rockie Brock Smith also continues to make a solid contribution on special teams for Wabash.
Wabash Travels to Ohio next Saturday to take on Wittenberg University in a game that will go along way to determining the conference champion in the NCAC.

Men’s college soccer
Chargers fight for win in OT
The Ancilla men’s soccer team defeated Lakeland Community College 2-1 in overtime.
Alex Rosowicz’s solid play in the net yielded three saves on the day. The Charger (2-4-2) offense got off to a quick start when Nakilee Weni broke through the Lakeland backline and eventually finished a rebound shot. Lakeland tied the match with a goal in the 82nd minute. Manny Awuku did not waste time notching the game-winner three minutes into the first overtime period.
The Chargers travel this weekend to Ohio featuring to play Cincinnati State and Owens Community College.

College volleyball
Ancilla volleyball splits at tri-match
The Lady Chargers won one match against host Danville Area Community College 25-17, 25-15, 25-11, and lost to South Suburban in three close sets 26-28, 23-25, 23-25 at the Danville Tri-Way.
Ancilla recorded 21 attacking errors and 10 service errors in the close loss to South Suburban.
Standouts in the match were Keri Friend on defense with 22 digs, and Kaylia Richardson and Hayley Mavrick with 11 and 10 kills respectively.
Richardson also had a strong match against Danville with 6.5 blocks and 13 kills in 23 attempts. Mieka Wagner led the defense with 11 digs for a solid job in the back row. Mavrick played consistently all day, adding 12 kills in 24 attempts. Walkerton’s Jessica Moore was efficient with six kills in nine attempts.
The most pleasant surprise of the afternoon for the Lady Chargers was Sydney Beaune’s 19 assists and two block solos with two block assists.
Ancilla moves to 12-8 on the season. The Chargers play today at home against Kalamazoo Valley Community College.